Tutorial · updated October 30, 2026
How to make the Hop Hop Hop AI video, step by step
This tutorial shows how to make the Hop Hop Hop AI video that stays closest to the original clip: the same 8-second scene, the same cuts and camera moves and the same sound, with your faces in it. You need 1-2 photos and no prompt, editing app or download of the TikTok.
Real videos from this maker, unedited, made October 30, 2026 with photos of AI-generated sample people.
What you need
- 1-2 photos: Photo 1 (points first): stands in front and points back at photo 2, then swaps to the back and hops. A person; Photo 2 (hops first): hops three times behind photo 1, then swaps to the front. A person or a pet. Leave it empty and photo 1 becomes their own twin.
- 100 credits ($8.90 paid once, less with a plan), taken only when the video finishes.
- about 5–10 minutes of waiting. You can leave the page.
- A phone or a computer with a browser. No app, no editor, no account on another AI tool.
Step-by-step: make the Hop Hop Hop AI video
Open the template
Go to the Hop Hop Hop AI page on Remake Your Meme. The maker sits next to a real 8-second result, so you can compare it with the original clip before you spend anything.
Choose 1-2 photos
The Hop Hop Hop AI video needs 1-2 photos: photo 1 is photo 1 (points first) (stands in front and points back at photo 2, then swaps to the back and hops. A person); photo 2 is photo 2 (hops first) (hops three times behind photo 1, then swaps to the front. A person or a pet. Leave it empty and photo 1 becomes their own twin). Use one person per photo with the whole face visible, ideally front-facing and sharp.
Upload and confirm
Drop the photos into the maker and confirm that you have permission to use them. They go straight to private storage and are deleted with the video after 30 days.
Pick the version
"Just you" keeps the original scene. "Twins": One photo: the same person stands in front and hops behind, like the Gabi twin video. "You and a pet": You point at your pet while it hops, then you swap and you hop.
Keep the trend sound
Leave "Trend sound" on to get the audio of the original clip under your video. Choose "No song" if you want to add the official sound inside TikTok instead.
Start and wait
Press "Make my video". The Hop Hop Hop AI video usually takes about 5–10 minutes. You can close the tab or start another one; the video waits in Your videos, and we email you when it is ready.
Download and post
Download the 8-second 9:16 MP4 without a watermark and post it on TikTok, Reels or Shorts. Label it as AI-generated where the app asks, and tag the people in it.
Why this remake stays almost identical to the original
Most AI versions of this trend are generated from a prompt and a reference image, so the room, the timing and the camera drift away from the clip. Here the original clip is the starting point: we turned it into a depth video that keeps where everyone stands, how they move and how the camera moves, but drops the original faces. The video model films the scene again on that depth video, with empty sets rebuilt to match the original and your photos as the people.
What stays exactly as in the original
- The 8 seconds of the AI Hop Hop Hop video by @pouzato7: one in front pointing back, one behind hopping three times, the hard cut at 4.4 seconds and the swap.
- Where the two stand and every hop, squat, point and hand move, taken from the clip as a depth video, with the fixed camera.
- The night parking lot under a street lamp, with white parking lines and dark trees behind.
- The "Her Boyfriend" trend sound, laid under the finished video so the cut lands on the beat.
What changes
- The two people come from your photos, in their own clothes; with one photo you are your own twin.
- A pet stays that pet: it hops standing on its hind legs.
- The video is made in one take with the cut inside it, then sharpened to 1080p.
How to get the closest result
- Use photos that show each person to the knees or full body: the one behind is seen head to feet.
- Pick the person with the sharpest face photo as photo 1: they are in front first.
- Matching or contrasting outfits make the swap easy to see.
Three ways to make a Hop Hop Hop AI video almost identical to the original
| Method | How close to the original | What you do |
|---|---|---|
| This maker | Very close: built from the original clip, with the scene, cuts, camera and sound already set up. | Add 1-2 photos and press one button. Failed videos are refunded. |
| Motion transfer in other AI video apps | Very close: those apps keep the motion, camera and timing as filmed and rebuild everything else from your references. | Find and download the original clip, upload it with your photos, describe the swap, check every shot, then add the sound back. |
| Prompt and a reference photo | Loose: the model invents the room, the timing and the camera again on every run. | Write a long prompt for every shot and retry until the scene looks right. |
The manual way, for comparison
This is how people make the Hop Hop Hop AI video with a general AI video tool. It works, but every step is a place where the result drifts from the original:
- Film yourself and a friend twice with the phone on a stand: once with you in front pointing, once swapped.
- Cut both clips in CapCut so the swap lands on the beat drop of the "hop hop hop" sound, then add the sound.
- Without a friend, film yourself twice and mask the two takes together, which takes a lot longer.
Photo tips for the Hop Hop Hop AI video
- Use one sharp photo per person, with only that person in it, face visible and evenly lit. A photo to the knees or full body helps the hops look right.
- Everyone keeps the clothes from their photo, so matching outfits make the swap look planned.
- For a pet, use a clear full-body photo of one animal. It hops standing on its hind legs.
If you are looking for this video by description
People often ask for the Hop Hop Hop AI video without its name. These all mean the same clip, and this tutorial covers them:
- “the TikTok where one points back and the other hops, then they switch”
- “gabi trend with my twin”
- “hop hop hop dance ai with my friend”
- “hop hop hop trend with my dog”
Read more about where the trend came from on the Hop Hop Hop AI Video Generator page, or browse all meme video templates.